Rahul Choudhury
Rahul Choudhury
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I design, code, and wear a bunch of other hats while working on Google Search. Here are some things I've done that I'd do again: - Invent and lead a role called "interaction engineering" - Build a web-based prototyping app for interaction engineers called Handcraft - Move to California to start a ... ...
Activity
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Experience
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UX Engineer
Company Name Google
Dates Employed Oct 2017 – Present
Employment Duration 1 yr
Location Mountain View, CA
I work on Google Discover (https://www.blog.google/products/search/introducing-google-discover/), spending most of my time crafting prototypes, building bridges between design and development, and helping automate design within the Search UX group. ... See more
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Company Name Q42
Total Duration 11 yrs 3 mos
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Title Director of QSA
Dates Employed Nov 2014 – Jun 2017
Employment Duration 2 yrs 8 mos
Location Mountain View, California
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Title Interaction Engineer
Dates Employed Apr 2006 – Jun 2017
Employment Duration 11 yrs 3 mos
Location The Hague Area, Netherlands
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Moderator at User Experience Stack Exchange
Company Name Stack Overflow
Dates Employed May 2011 – 2016
Employment Duration 5 yrs
- Became #1 user by reputation in 2010
- Elected moderator in 2011
See: http://ux.stackexchange.com/users/249/rahul ... See more -
Partner
Company Name Videogam.in
Dates Employed Mar 2008 – Jun 2010
Employment Duration 2 yrs 4 mos
Advised the founder and developer on what direction to take the site in and wrote content for various articles covering videogames. ... See more
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Partner
Company Name Square Haven
Dates Employed Oct 2002 – Mar 2008
Employment Duration 5 yrs 6 mos
The Square Haven is a news and reviews website and community for gamers interested in publications by Square Enix. Our focus lies in providing up-to-date coverage for this niche sector and ensuring that our community continues to enjoy our unique approach. Frequent activities involve programming and designing various components of the site, mana... See more ... See more
Education
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Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
Degree Name Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology
Field Of Study Graphimediatechnology
Dates attended or expected graduation –
Activities and Societies: N/A
Graphimediatechnology was the first experimental major combining design and engineering; it eventually generally evolved into the media technology and communication & media design majors. As part of a broad study, graphimediatechnology brought me in touch with various programming, web and print design, management, logistics and network management classes, giving me a wide set of experiences from which to draw after graduation.
Volunteer Experience
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Mentor
Company Name Hackbright Academy
Dates volunteered Jul 2015 – Present
Volunteer duration 3 yrs 3 mos
Cause Science and Technology
Mentoring students at Hackbright Academy during their 12 week programming bootcamps.
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Anonymous remote mock technical interviewer
Company Name interviewing.io
Dates volunteered Jul 2017 – Present
Volunteer duration 1 yr 3 mos
Cause Science and Technology
I do anonymous mock technical interviews with Hackbright students using the interviewing.io platform. Each lasts about an hour and involves talking over the phone while writing code in an online coding environment. I wrote my own questions and have been iterating on them based on feedback. My current rating is 3.5/4 Question Score, 3.5/4 Avg. Engagement Score and A+ Eye for Talent. Looking forward to doing 100 of these and writing about what I learned!
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Meetup Captain
Company Name Meteor Development Group
Dates volunteered Jan 2013 – Dec 2016
Volunteer duration 4 yrs
Cause Science and Technology
Organiser of meetups in The Hague, Amsterdam, Uppsala and the South Bay. I give talks, mentor newbies, and connect people in the Meteor community.
